After completing this chapter you should be able to: Discuss the characteristics of the corporate form of organization, identify the key components of stockholders’ equity, explain the accounting procedures for issuing shares of stock, describe the accounting for treasury other contents. | C H A P T E R 15 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Intermediate Accounting 13th Edition Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield Discuss the characteristics of the corporate form of organization. Identify the key components of stockholders’ equity. Explain the accounting procedures for issuing shares of stock. Describe the accounting for treasury stock. Explain the accounting for and reporting of preferred stock. Describe the policies used in distributing dividends. Identify the various forms of dividend distributions. Explain the accounting for small and large stock dividends, and for stock splits. Indicate how to present and analyze stockholders’ equity. Learning Objectives 1. On the topic, “Challenges Facing Financial Accounting,” what did the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting suggest should be included in future financial statements? Non-financial Measurements (customer satisfaction indexes, backlog information, and reject rates on goods purchases). Forward-looking Information Soft Assets (a company’s know-how, market dominance, marketing setup, well-trained employees, and brand image). Timeliness (no real time financial information) Issuance of stock Reacquisition of shares The Corporate Form Corporate Capital Preferred Stock Dividend Policy Presentation and Analysis State corporate law Capital stock or share system Variety of ownership interests Features Accounting for and reporting preferred stock Financial condition and dividend distributions Types of dividends Stock split Disclosure of restrictions Presentation Analysis Stockholders’ Equity Service Cost - Actuaries compute service cost as the present value of the new benefits earned by employees during the year. Future salary levels considered in calculation. Interest on Liability - Interest accrues each year on the PBO just as it does on any discounted debt. Actual Return on Plan Assets - Increase in pension funds from interest, dividends, and realized and unrealized changes in the fair market value of the plan . | C H A P T E R 15 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Intermediate Accounting 13th Edition Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield Discuss the characteristics of the corporate form of organization. Identify the key components of stockholders’ equity. Explain the accounting procedures for issuing shares of stock. Describe the accounting for treasury stock. Explain the accounting for and reporting of preferred stock. Describe the policies used in distributing dividends. Identify the various forms of dividend distributions. Explain the accounting for small and large stock dividends, and for stock splits. Indicate how to present and analyze stockholders’ equity. Learning Objectives 1. On the topic, “Challenges Facing Financial Accounting,” what did the AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting suggest should be included in future financial statements? Non-financial Measurements (customer satisfaction indexes, backlog information, and reject rates on goods purchases). Forward-looking Information Soft Assets (a
